Daily rate for two men, truck and chipper

[Andrew Barrett]

I'm wondering what people try to earn for a day's work for two men, truck & chipper. I price at £350 per day (no VAT) - but am coming around the the idea that it's not really high enough.

 

What do other people charge? And do you find the type of work makes any difference to the rates you can charge?

 

I'm also interested in rates people charge / price at for larger gangs - or even blokes working on their own.

[Czlowiek Drzewo]

I'm wondering what people try to earn for a day's work for two men, truck & chipper. I price at £350 per day (no VAT) - but am coming around the the idea that it's not really high enough.

 

What do other people charge? And do you find the type of work makes any difference to the rates you can charge?

 

I'm also interested in rates people charge / price at for larger gangs - or even blokes working on their own.

 

depends on your overheads.

 

I would say that its too cheap. even if you pay your groundie £50 a day, Minus fuel for chipper , van, and saws. wear and tear and equipment, milage on van, assuming your are insured. ...what does that leave you???...£150 a day profit.

 

£500 seems more reasonable.

[Dan Earp]

£350 Adam then charge on an hourly rate. I.e £10 per head per hour etc. what ever you pay urself

[tuttle]

depends on your kit, speed and skills.

 

don't do daily rate, and do jobs by price alone.

 

3 in a day, would be a real winner.

 

Don't go tight on groundies, they need all they can get too.

[Ty Korrigan]

Hi,

I price for each job BUT I try to gross at least 480euros per day average.

Some days we do 600euros in a morning, some days we gross a grand, some days we work all day in the rain for a lot less than a shelf stacker in Netto...

Mostly, we exceed target for our weekly take.

Some jobs are purely turnover, others a high percentage of profit.

Personally, I don't go in for underpricing to win jobs although it is a trait many other Arbs go in for.

I am proud of our industry and would hate for people to value it as merely 'gardening'...

Dress pro, clean your equipment, decent image and for not looking like a 'non-card-holding member of the caravan club' charge a small premium.

Ken Shabby tree lopping or....

Ty

[Timbermcpherson]

Here its about 500 GPB plus tax as a starter. try to aim above that generally here in kiwiland.

[Perkins]

down south you may get away with £500 per day but up here I'd say it's probably nearer £400.